NFL: 2010 Season Discussion Thread
01-12-2011, 11:27 AM
#2361
You need to read the article yourself, then figure out that most of what he "actually" said was said with respect, about how damn good Brady really is.
so we can hop off the bandwagon silently?
01-12-2011, 12:15 PM
#2363
Senior Moderator
Thread Starter
If they call for 15 step drops and 95% pass plays with no run...well, we don't even need to play the game. Your team gets to advance.
01-12-2011, 12:22 PM
#2364
Trolling Canuckistan
When the Patriots lost Stephen Gostkowski to injury mid-season, they plugged in Bengals' cast-off 
Shayne Graham at kicker. Did they miss a beat? Hell no. Did I immediately grab Graham in my fantasy league? Hell yes. Did he instantly become one of the most productive kickers in the league? 
You trying to tell me you couldn't come up with at least 23 other kickers in this league who could've produced like Akers if thrown onto a team with Vick, Jackson, Maclin & McCoy? C'mon now. They've still got him because Andy Reid has always been a "loyalty" guy, which is fine, as long as it's warranted. Akers' leg strength has been declining for a couple of years now but his experience has made up for it. His percentage has stayed high because they haven't been letting him try anything too long. But if 35 yards is now too long... sayonara.
Shayne Graham at kicker. Did they miss a beat? Hell no. Did I immediately grab Graham in my fantasy league? Hell yes. Did he instantly become one of the most productive kickers in the league? You trying to tell me you couldn't come up with at least 23 other kickers in this league who could've produced like Akers if thrown onto a team with Vick, Jackson, Maclin & McCoy? C'mon now. They've still got him because Andy Reid has always been a "loyalty" guy, which is fine, as long as it's warranted. Akers' leg strength has been declining for a couple of years now but his experience has made up for it. His percentage has stayed high because they haven't been letting him try anything too long. But if 35 yards is now too long... sayonara.
01-12-2011, 12:32 PM
#2365
It's going to be a cold weather game...it should be a run heavy game. Problem is...we can't run for jack squat other than a lucky run by Lynch (and some seriously poor tackling by the Aints)
01-12-2011, 12:36 PM
#2366
Senior Moderator
Thread Starter
-ish O-line. Add that to some boneheaded play-calling coming from the sidelines and you've got yourself the problems with Chicago's offense...The WR corp is not that great either.
Put it this way: If Cutler had the decades Brady had, he would not have so many haters. Brady could read War and Peace back in the pocket and maybe a opposing DE will brush past him at around page 624.
01-12-2011, 12:52 PM
#2367
US Navy Seabees
Now why can't the rest of your team *coughCromartieRexGreencough* be the same way?
01-12-2011, 12:56 PM
#2368
As much as I think Cutler is not all that great, I believe most of the problems with Chicago is the -ish O-line.
Add that to some boneheaded play-calling coming from the sidelines and you've got yourself the problems with Chicago's offense...The WR corp is not that great either.
Put it this way: If Cutler had the decades Brady had, he would not have so many haters. Brady could read War and Peace back in the pocket and maybe a opposing DE will brush past him at around page 624.
-ish O-line. Add that to some boneheaded play-calling coming from the sidelines and you've got yourself the problems with Chicago's offense...The WR corp is not that great either.
Put it this way: If Cutler had the decades Brady had, he would not have so many haters. Brady could read War and Peace back in the pocket and maybe a opposing DE will brush past him at around page 624.
Ever since Numskell Ruskell used the wrong tag on Steve Hutchinson...our O-line has gone to hell. Add to the fact that Walter Jones was hurt the last couple of years and then finally retired before this season...well you have nothing to complain about on your O-line.
May the best
-line win this Sunday
01-12-2011, 12:57 PM
#2369
Senior Moderator
Thread Starter
Reading some rumblings that the Dikes may want to sign Hasselbeck...?
01-12-2011, 12:58 PM
#2370
Senior Moderator
Thread Starter
You think you guys have a crappy O-line? I think we've led the league the past couple of years in terms of different O-line starting combos.
Ever since Numskell Ruskell used the wrong tag on Steve Hutchinson...our O-line has gone to hell. Add to the fact that Walter Jones was hurt the last couple of years and then finally retired before this season...well you have nothing to complain about on your O-line.
May the best-line win this Sunday
Ever since Numskell Ruskell used the wrong tag on Steve Hutchinson...our O-line has gone to hell. Add to the fact that Walter Jones was hurt the last couple of years and then finally retired before this season...well you have nothing to complain about on your O-line.
May the best
-line win this Sunday 
I hope the game does not induce nausea...that's all I ask for.
01-12-2011, 01:16 PM
#2371
old school
You can't compare other teams to the Pats when it comes to being able to "plug someone else in." Belichick has proven over and over again that he is a master of it like no one else. Remember who was kicking field goals and extra points for the Pats before Gostkowski. Look at what he's gotten out of Woodhead who was a Jets cast off.
and he'll pretty much match the production of the last guy. I guess that's why kickers usually seem to get replaced due to injury rather than performance.
01-12-2011, 02:59 PM
#2372
Team Owner
Exactly. If you had Akers you probably had great kicking points (you probably drafted him too high though ). But then he blows it in the playoffs. At least he didn't cost fantasy players money, just people betting.
). But then he blows it in the playoffs. At least he didn't cost fantasy players money, just people betting.
01-12-2011, 03:16 PM
#2373
old school
Hmmm... I guess that means the Pats are SB-bound this year. Not too much of a shocker there.
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01-12-2011, 03:50 PM
#2375
01-12-2011, 03:52 PM
#2376
01-12-2011, 03:53 PM
#2377
Back From The dead
01-12-2011, 03:55 PM
#2378
This is precisely why I never draft a kicker until the last round. The ONE TIME I drafted one sooner than that (yes, it was Akers), he put up a goose-egg for me in Week 1 and was subsequently waived. Just draft a random K in the final round and then drop him for whoever has the most points the next week. Repeat until you have the best available kicker. Or look for a mid-season injury replacement for one of the current top scorers. This strategy has landed me guys like Shayne Graham this past season, along with Garrett Hartley, Neil Rackers and Robbie Gould when the Saints, Cardinals and Bears had their respective Superbowl seasons.
Hmmm... I guess that means the Pats are SB-bound this year. Not too much of a shocker there.
Hmmm... I guess that means the Pats are SB-bound this year. Not too much of a shocker there.
Think it was even before the Cardinals SB season though
And that worked out pretty well for them, didn't it? Hmmm... I wonder when Vinatieri's contract is up. 
Maybe the Iggles can snag him and give Mr. Chokemeister the boot.
01-12-2011, 09:29 PM
#2381
Senior Moderator
Makes me give those 49er fans credit. Even though they completely suck(and annoying
) they are still real fans.
01-13-2011, 01:26 AM
#2382
Guy from school. Dedication.
Good guy... Really REEEALLY REAAAAALLYYY likes the GBP...
Good guy... Really REEEALLY REAAAAALLYYY likes the GBP...
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01-13-2011, 02:39 AM
#2383
Yea there was a couple of them. I forget their names besides seattle dale. I don't think i've seen him since the loss. Reminds me a lot like New Orleans fans. Never heard from a Saints fan before their recent success. Same with the Jaguars. All those guys haven't been around since they've sucked.
Makes me give those 49er fans credit. Even though they completely suck(and annoying) they are still real fans.
Makes me give those 49er fans credit. Even though they completely suck(and annoying
) they are still real fans.
Whether they go 0-16 or 16-0, I'm here to stay like herpes
01-13-2011, 03:13 AM
#2384
Yea there was a couple of them. I forget their names besides seattle dale. I don't think i've seen him since the loss. Reminds me a lot like New Orleans fans. Never heard from a Saints fan before their recent success. Same with the Jaguars. All those guys haven't been around since they've sucked.
Makes me give those 49er fans credit. Even though they completely suck(and annoying) they are still real fans.
Makes me give those 49er fans credit. Even though they completely suck(and annoying
) they are still real fans.
01-13-2011, 07:21 AM
#2385
Senior Moderator
01-13-2011, 07:41 AM
#2386
Team Owner
Believe it or not I tend to draft defenses late too since most of the time they are interchangable. There are always defenses that under/overperform. Sometimes I'll rotate based on matchups
01-13-2011, 08:36 AM
#2390
Back From The dead
01-13-2011, 09:10 AM
#2391
Senior Moderator
Regional Coordinator
(Mid-Atlantic)
Regional Coordinator
(Mid-Atlantic)
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01-13-2011, 12:26 PM
#2397
Team Owner
I really don't think Kolb is going anywhere next year. Vick was already at a strip club the other night so it's not like he's staying away from places that could be trouble. I've heard about Orton, Hasselback, Vince Young, Flynn, McNabb, and that's it off the top of my head.
01-13-2011, 02:56 PM
#2398
Back From The dead
01-13-2011, 03:19 PM
#2400
Yea there was a couple of them. I forget their names besides seattle dale. I don't think i've seen him since the loss. Reminds me a lot like New Orleans fans. Never heard from a Saints fan before their recent success. Same with the Jaguars. All those guys haven't been around since they've sucked.
Makes me give those 49er fans credit. Even though they completely suck(and annoying) they are still real fans.
Makes me give those 49er fans credit. Even though they completely suck(and annoying
) they are still real fans.The worst may have been the Bears SB season...all the fair weather fans + Yumsuck
